bessemerprocess

Fandom: Criminal Minds/Eureka
Title: Gardening, Eureka style
Rating: G
Disclaimer: Not mine, never will be.



"Don't they teach you to duck in FBI School?" asked Zoe, as a fireball almost set Reid's hair on fire.

"I was absent that day," Reid replied as they continued to run.

Zoe ducked an incoming fireball with skill born of practice, "You don't strike me as the type to be absent."

"Well, you don't strike me as the outdoors type," said Reid as he jumped over a fallen branch.

"I'm not, but the other choice of internships was Global Dynamics. I though Park Services would mean less robots and mad scientists, not more." Zoe threw a look over her shoulder, the robot was closing fast, flame thrower prepped for another blast.

"Come on, Doc!" called Zoe, trying to pick up speed. "Hundred feet, and we'll be in range."

Reid looked over his shoulder, let out a slightly undignified squeak and kept running.

They passed Henry, crouched low in the underbrush, but didn't stop. No one was exactly sure if the gadget would work or how long it would take. Neither of them saw Henry push the button, but the thud as the robot hit the ground was audible for miles.

Zoe flopped to the ground as soon as she was sure they were out of danger. Reid settled down beside her as Sheriff Carter and Fargo set about dissembling the hunk of metal that had been terrorizing the town.

"So," asked Reid, "Why did Fargo give a landscaping robot flamethrowers?"